Stackhouse not convinced: Jerry Stackhouse doesn't mind stirring things up, and he was quick to point out that the Spurs have no reason to feel like a dynasty going into the second round of the playoffs, even if they have won three of the last seven NBA titles.

"I look around, and I don't see a team that's been dominant before," Stackhouse said. "The Spurs won one last year. Detroit won the year before. The Spurs were a few minutes from it being back-to-back Detroit [championships]. And we'd all be talking about them instead of San Antonio."

Too bad AJ doesn't keep the same kind of lid on his players as Pop does...With these comments from Stack, and some of those from Dirky and Damp, they sure do like to provide bulletin board material...Again for a team that has won NOTHING, they love to talk. Just like their owner. Just like their fans. Man, we've just gotta wipe them out.

I think bulletin board material is overrated - except for the fans who get riled up about it. if you are a professional you go out and play hard no matter what people say in the papers. If someone plays harder because of a comment they read in the papers it means they weren't giving 100%.

Overrated maybe. But still noted. If you don't think it affects players' focus, I think you are being naive. They may be professionals, but they are still people, not robots. Emotions are a huge part of any endeavor that relies on confidence.

It may not have a huge effect, but i promise it does have some. And sometimes it's good, and sometimes it bad.

In posting the comments, I wasn't really saying that the Spurs would put an extra spanking on the Mavs. I just think it's silly for players who've accomplished so little to talk so big. If they are confident, just perform. Why go out of their way to boast?

And playing the "what if?" game with seasons past is really going out of his way.

In posting the comments, I wasn't really saying that the Spurs would put an extra spanking on the Mavs. I just think it's silly for players who've accomplished so little to talk so big. If they are confident, just perform. Why go out of their way to boast?

Maybe to try and get them off their game? If you are thinking about what someone says in the paper and not the game, you can lose an edge.

The Spurs have gone through the MASTER of propaganda with the Zen master and Lakers. It doesn't work. I don't think anything Stack has to say will get them to lose focus. Stack has no room to talk -- I don't think he has ever even been to a finals except as a spectator.

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Maybe to try and get them off their game? If you are thinking about what someone says in the paper and not the game, you can lose an edge.

And if Stack knew anything, he'd just stay quiet on this subject. He should know the Spurs aren't a mentally fragile team because they have won championships and been in MANY more tough series than him (and come out the victors). So anything he says won't affect them. And for someone who hasn't won a thing it just makes him look more stupid. And if anything, it may even put more pressure on his own young and untested teammates since he is insinuating that the Spurs aren't a tough foe and should be beat.

For all those reasons, its just best to keep quiet and beat your opponent on the floor.

The word dynasty is thrown around a lot. But the Spurs have been amazingly consistent since 1999, always in the running for a championship, and have won 3 all the while. Obviously a lot of teams can't say that.

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